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“Zionism from Love and Zionism from Hate”: Rabbi Moshe Avigdor Amiel’s Challenge for Our Times
Rabbi Jill Jacobs explores how Rabbi Moshe Avigdor Amiel's words might form the basis for a new approach to Zionism and to Israel that can lead us toward a political solution.
Yom HaAtzma’ut: A Resource for Educators
This resource is designed to be adaptable for year-round use, offering educational tools, programs, and texts that support ongoing learning within your community.
Why T’ruah Opposes Codifying the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
T'ruah is committed to fighting antisemitism and to ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and vibrancy of the Jewish people. It is because of this commitment that we oppose any effort to codify definitions of antisemitism into policy or law, including the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s definition of antisemitism.
Elul: The Right to Change, Grow, and Live
No one’s mistakes should be the end of their lives; we all deserve the chance to change, to grow, and to live.
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Responsibility, Guilt, Teshuva
Sources and guiding questions to help inspire and support Jewish clergy as they bring the ethical teachings of our tradition to their communities this High Holiday season.
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WATCH: Why is Antisemitism at the Center of Attacks on Democracy?
Watch this insightful discussion with T'ruah CEO Rabbi Jill Jacobs on this critical topic.
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Tisha B’Av: The Hunger We Cannot Ignore
A lifetime of Jewish observance has prepared me with the tools for spiritual resilience and meaning-making when it is our community who suffers... What I need are the tools for when the people I love are the ones inflicting suffering.
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Download Changing the Conversation: A Resource for Israel and Palestine Education
An entry point for Jewish communities to engage with Israel and Palestine with depth, nuance, and care.
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Pinchas: Kein B’not Zelophehad: Diplomacy Vs. Vigilantism
As we deal with a scourge of baseless hatred in our world today, what would it look like to use curiosity as one of the tools in our spiritual toolbox?
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Balak: Blessing in the End
Recognizing who we truly are is our best resistance against tyranny. Knowing what lies in front of us, cognitive dissonance-and-all, we proudly wave the flag of Israel in May, the rainbow flag in June, the Stars and Stripes in July, because we recognize the promise of the miraculous ideas these banners represent.
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Korach: The Entire People is Holy
The entire people is holy, each of them. God is with their pain and their needs. As narrow as our focus can be when we are in acute moments of pain, in struggling with what to say and when to say it as a leader, I see that there are times to push, times to be silent, and times to support.
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Sh’lach-Lecha: Encountering the Other, Encountering
Even if you are feeling a lack of empathy for an “other,” God does not make that distinction. God wants to be in relationship with both of you. May this profound teaching inspire us to resist the dehumanization of any group of human beings.
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Beha’alotecha: Lighting a fire in Us to Rise Up
What if the Torah is saying that if ever there was a time for us to act like members of a nation of priests, that moment is NOW?!
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